July 25, 2014 – Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

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The NRL modeling team in their lab (from L-R) are Dr. Mozheng Wei, Dr. Charlie Barron, Dr. Ole Martin Smedstad, Mr. Paul Martin, Dr. Phil Muscarella, and Dr. Gregg Jacobs. The computer image that Wei is holding depicts temperature uncertainties predicted at the US Navy's Ensemble Prediction System over the Gulf of Mexico for July 17, 2012 during the CARTHE experiment. (Photo by Ms Jan Dastugue, NRL)

Study Evaluates Ocean Current Prediction Models

Scientists with the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi compared the accuracy and reliability of real-time ocean modeling forecast systems for near-surface currents.